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Best Step Challenge Apps for iPhone (2026)

12 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter is the top-ranked of 12 step challenge apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 146,123 ratings.

  1. 1
    StepUp Pedometer Step CounterS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 146,123 ratings · score 97
  2. 2
    StepsApp PedometerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 301,388 ratings · score 97
  3. 3
    Argus: Pedometer Step TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 36,346 ratings · score 94
  4. 4
    Stompers: Walking Step CounterS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 13,287 ratings · score 92
  5. 5
    Stridekick Activity ChallengesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 4,478 ratings · score 91

What belongs in this list

Join or run step challenges to compete or stay motivated with others.

Not here: A step counter alone; Fitness challenges not based on steps alone; A social feed alone; Personal step goals alone; A puzzle game with step in its name alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. Read the full method →

S
StepUpStepsAppArgusStompersStridekickA Step Ahead
A
Social StepsDistanceStepBetPaidToGoCARROT
B
None at B yet
C
Motiv
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    StepUp Pedometer Step CounterS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 146,123 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  2. 2
    StepsApp PedometerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 301,388 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  3. 3
    Argus: Pedometer Step TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 36,346 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  4. 4
    Stompers: Walking Step CounterS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 13,287 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  5. 5
    Stridekick Activity ChallengesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 4,478 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  6. 6
    A Step Ahead ChallengeS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 7,145 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  7. 7
    Social StepsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,183 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  8. 8
    Distance Tracker & ChallengesA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 3,046 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  9. 9
    StepBet: Walk, Get Active, WinA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 23,372 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  10. 10
    PaidToGo - Walk & Earn CashA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,703 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  11. 11
    CARROT: Step Tracker & RewardsA
    Free download · ★ 4.4 · 2,344 ratings · score 80 · excellent
  12. 12
    Motiv: Get Paid to WalkC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 3,391 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional

Questions people ask

What is the best step challenge app for iPhone?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter, S tier, ranked #1 of 12, rated 4.8 by 146,123 people.
Which step challenge apps are free?
12 of 12 are free to download: StepUp Pedometer Step Counter (S), StepsApp Pedometer (S), Argus: Pedometer Step Tracker (S), Stompers: Walking Step Counter (S) and more. 8 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which step challenge app has the best App Store rating?
Motiv: Get Paid to Walk at 4.9 from 3,391 ratings.
How many step challenge apps reach S or A tier?
11 of 12.

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